n a recent Driver Diary report, I foolishly remarked that I hadn’t broken down for a considerable time, so now I’m somewhat embarrassed to report that I spluttered to a halt with Lily, my 1967 four-door Morris Minor, suffering from a loss of power (on my birthday, no less!). Lily appeared to be suffering from some sort of ignition or fuel-related fault, because the engine would tick over roughly but not develop any power. Suspecting the electronic ignition, I fitted the spare points distributor I always carry in the boot and was off again fairly quickly, but as the timing was only
Pride comes before a fall
Feb 18, 2022
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